Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can...

K - 2nd

Written by Seno Laura Kutner and Suzanne Slade

A Guatemalan village is overrun with trash. A young student named Fernando and his teacher come up...

3rd - 7th

Written by Brenda Z. Guiberson

There are many different types of frogs around the world, each with its own unique “song.”...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Deborah Lee Rose and Susan Kelly

After an accident in which he is separated from his mother, Jimmy is rescued and taken to Koala...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Eva Murray

When the weather is rough, it’s hard for airplanes to reach the small Maine island where this...

1st - 7th

Written by April Pulley Sayre

What can raindrops do? Follow along as the author takes readers on a journey through the wet,...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Duncan Tonatiuh

When Sylvia and her family moved from Santa Ana to Westminster in 1944, they were told that she and...

1st - 4th

Written by Sally Derby

Evie and her grandmother have a special tradition on Sunday evenings. Join them on a shopping spree...

K - 3rd

Written by Katherine Pryor

Sylvia does not like spinach. One day, her class plants a garden and Sylvia is in charge of...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Drew Dywalt

What do you think happens to crayons when you lose them under the couch or leave them behind on a...

K - 3rd

Written by Cathryn Falwell

A young girl makes connections between her family preparing for a new baby and the birds she...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Barb Rosenstock

When a young boy receives a new box of paints, other people question his unique painting style....

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Peter Sis

This book tells the story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of the classic children’s book The...

K - 3rd

Written by Laura Pedersen

Ella is upset that no one in her house will talk to her. Everyone is either on the phone, computer,...

2nd - 6th

Written by Chris Barton

As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built...

2nd - 5th

Written by Joseph Bruchac

This picture-book biography recounts the boyhood of a real Lakota Sioux named Slow, who grew up in...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins

There are 16 poems in this anthology celebrating the rich diversity of American kids. The poems...

1st - 7th

Written by W. Nikola-Lisa

On a sunny day, a young girl visits the park and rounds up a group of her friends for an afternoon...

K - 3rd

Written by Chief Jake Swamp

An American Indian celebration of Mother Earth.

Pre-K - 6th

Written by Chiori Santiago

Two American Indian boys escape after being taken from their home and forced to go to boarding school.

1st - 5th

Written by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low

Ernie Wan prepares to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Bill Wise

This book tells the story of Louis Sockalexis, one of the first American Indian players in Major League Baseball.

Written by Doreen Rappaport

This story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told using his own “big words.”

1st - 3rd

Written by Alma Flor Ada

For María, switching to a new school is more difficult than usual when the teacher decides to call her Mary.

2nd - 5th